The conservative justices signaled they could undercut the law's Section 2, which bars voting maps that would result in ...
Legally, this is a perverse argument. The Reconstruction Amendments were adopted to end slavery and provide Black people with ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark law against racial discrimination in voting, has been weakened by Supreme Court rulings, particularly in 2013 and 2021. The Supreme Court is again reviewing ...
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais about the last remaining section of the Voting Rights Act, a civil-rights law designed to ensure that states could not get in ...
Ali Velshi breaks down the decades-long conservative crusade to dismantle the Voting Rights Act, which has been championed by ...
AlbrightWord in Black The Supreme Court’s October 2025 session may be its most consequential yet in the long fight for Black freedom. Louisiana v. Callais, which was reargued on Oct. 15, is the latest ...
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments for a redistricting case from Louisiana, focusing on a key provision of the Voting ...
The Democrats’ expansive elections and voting bill is all but certain to be rejected in a key Senate test vote. The action Tuesday is expected to provide a dramatic example of Republicans’ use of the ...
Efforts to redraw congressional maps in Texas and beyond are setting off a flurry of litigation as Republicans and Democrats look to add pickup opportunities in the House ahead of 2026. Several groups ...
The Supreme Court appears ready to hobble the landmark civil-rights law. What does that mean for Black voters, democracy, and control of Congress?